Wimalaweera Dissanayake
Hon. Wimalaweera Dissanayake MP | |
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විමලවීර දිසානායක விமலவீர திசாநாயக்க | |
Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation | |
In office 18 April 2022 – 9 May 2022 | |
President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Preceded by | C. B. Ratnayake |
Succeeded by | Mahinda Amaraweera |
State Minister of Wildlife Protection, Adoption of Safety Measures including the Construction of Electrical Fences and Trenches and Reforeststation and Forest Resource Development | |
In office 27 November 2019 – 3 April 2022 | |
President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Preceded by | Sarath Fonseka |
Member of Parliament for Ampara District | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 17 August 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Wimalaweera Dissanayake (Sinhala: විමලවීර දිසානායක) is a Sri Lankan politician and current member of parliament for Digamadulla District.[1] He was elected on 18 August 2015 from United People's Freedom Alliance.[2] After the 2019 Presidential election, the newly elected president Gotabhaya Rajapaksa appointed him as state minister of wildlife on 27 November 2019,[3] and he was once again appointed to the same post after the cabinet stepped down in the 2022 crisis.[4] He served from 18 April 2022 until 9 May 2022 following another mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet.[5]
Political career
He was the opposition leader of the Damana Pradeshiya Sabha (local council), Ampara.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Parliament of Sri Lanka - Wimalaweera Dissanayaka". Parliament Secretariat. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Full List of Preferential vote results". Hiru Gossip English Edition. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "New State and Deputy Ministers sworn in". Colombo Page. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "President appoints 17 new Cabinet ministers". Colombo Page. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Prime Minister". Ada Derana. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
The PM's departure also results in the dissolution of the Cabinet.
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